Farming for profit and food security

THE sixth BCPC/Farmers Club seminar focuses on the delicate balance of profitable farming, food production and protecting the environment. It will consider how UK agriculture can adapt to the challenges ahead, based on facts, not fiction or bias.

Food security has risen up the global agenda with climate change, ongoing conflicts and future concerns about global trade and supply. UK consumers have become increasingly aware about food supplies, rising prices and its provenance. Yet farmers regularly get the lowest returns in the supply chain, while shouldering the highest risk.

At a time when the availability and reliability of global food supplies are declining, the current UK Government’s Landscape Recovery Scheme adds to the pressure on domestic food production. Many feel there is a danger that DEFRA’s new Sustainable Farming Incentive will do little to help the UK’s growing food deficit, leaving the UK needing to pay the price for importing even more food from rival international markets.

This important seminar will consider ways the sector might respond.

The event will be held in the Farmers Suite of the Club. Dress for gentlemen is lounge suit. Cost is £63/head (inc VAT) to include coffee, lunch and tea. Delegate numbers are restricted, with registration on a first come, first served basis. Online booking is not available, please book with Member Experience Manager Craig Godfrey, e-mail: memexpmanager@ thefarmersclub.com or tel: 0207 930 3751 ext 6